The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
文章之所以不能断绝于天地之间,是因为它能够阐明道理,记录政事,体察民间疾苦,乐于称道他人的善行。
The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.